| Action | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Protecting Neighborhood Wetlands and Streams | SB - Urban Creeks Council |
Urban Creeks Council holds regular meetings, develops educational materials, and hosts workshops and field outings to increase the awareness of the value of our natural streams, for the public as well as for engineering and planning professionals. |
| Creating a Healthy Block Club | IV - Parks Map |
A map to Isla Vista public parks and open spaces. |
| Knowing the Place Where You Live | IV - Parks Map |
A map to Isla Vista public parks and open spaces. |
| Capitalizing on Neighborhood Treasures | IV - Parks Map |
A map to Isla Vista public parks and open spaces. |
| Stewarding Neighborhood Infrastructure | IV - Lighting |
As Isla Vista community members, the IVCSD understands how insufficient lighting poses safety concerns, especially to our youth population. We are currently mapping out areas that are in need of increased lighting as we receive the funding to implement them. If you feel that there is an insufficient amount of lighting in an area we have not yet identified, please fill out our survey below or report it as an issue on the SeeClickFix app. |
| Knowing the Place Where You Live | UCSB - IV Ethnobotany project |
Here you can discover edible, medicinal, and useful plants on the UCSB campus and in Isla Vista. We hope this site will help you get out and learn more about the plants in our area, but make sure not to take any unnecessary risks if you are unsure about a plant. |
| Offering Extra Help to Neighbors | SB - Community Housing Corporation |
Santa Barbara Community Housing Corporation (SBCHC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing safe and affordable housing, including special needs housing for under-served individuals in our region. In addition to providing stable housing, it is our goal to enhance each tenant’s self-respect, personal motivation and future independence. |
| Offering Extra Help to Neighbors | IV - Homelessness Resources |
The Isla Vista Community Services District is partnering with the Home For Good Santa Barbara County Americorps Partnership and the United Way of Northern Santa Barbara County to operate a support center for people experiencing homelessness in Isla Vista. |
| Offering Extra Help to Neighbors | SB - Common Ground |
This resource list is a starting guide, tailored specifically for our street friends. It is not meant to provide an exhaustive list to every resource available and the list is open to suggestions and revisions. Common Ground Santa Barbara does not endorse any particular service, residential, outpatient program or sober living facility. This list is provided for information only. You can also call the 211 Helpline – dial 211 from a phone for referrals to services throughout Santa Barbara County |
| Building Resiliency and Connection on Your Block * | UCSB/IV - CERT program |
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. |
Our neighborhood. Our planet.
Resources
“Cities are the platform for change in our world today. The Cool Block links the challenges facing our planet to the intimate, personal, social scale of the city block. This program starts and ends with the premise and promise—that the individual, household, and neighbors are the way forward in the face of seemingly insoluble global problems.”
